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hold president obama under 40% among the white vote to -- so that obama doesn't hit 50%. so if president obama ends up getting 80% of the minority vote, 40% or more of the white vote, that means that he's going to be at 50% or above. that's a great way to look at this election just by measuring all the demographics and looking at them. >> in the key swing states, the latest nbc news poll looks at colorado, iowa, wisconsin, and look at how these are framing out with the president ahead in all three. >> again, hitting that 50% mark. i can't stress enough how important that is. you see in the battleground states of colorado and wisconsin, president obama with a five-point lead. in iowa, a state that had been problematic for obama the past three or four months, up eight points. you're seeing things all breaking in this direction right now with six weeks to go. >> all right. how likely is it that this poll could change as we get closer? this is obviously posts-convention polling. we're now 11 days out from the very first debate. how much wiggle room do you think there is betwe
hold president obama under 40% among the white vote to -- so that obama doesn't hit 50%. so if president obama ends up getting 80% of the minority vote, 40% or more of the white vote, that means that he's going to be at 50% or above. that's a great way to look at this election just by measuring all the demographics and looking at them. >> in the key swing states, the latest nbc news poll looks at colorado, iowa, wisconsin, and look at how these are framing out with the president ahead in...
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work at the white house, they say he wanother one of presiden obama's secret gay boyfriends. why would anyone leave west hollywood to work at the white house. gay, gay, gay, gay, gay. world net daily says so. now the president is going to have to unveil his straight certificate. the long form one. i love these people. weekend's with alex witt starts now. >>> the man behind the anti-muslim film that has sparked worldwide protests is being questioned by police today. in yet another twist in the ongoing saga. this has protests against americans spread to countries beyond the arab world. the latest from the region in live reports. >>> new swing state polls, nbc's chuck todd joins me with results that give us a much clearer picture of what will happen in november. the latest line on undecided voters might surprise you. >>> the iphone 5. could the latest apple product break new ground? and it's already setting sales records. that much we know. good morning, everyone. welcome to weekends with alex witt. let's get to what's happening right now out there. we have some new developments
work at the white house, they say he wanother one of presiden obama's secret gay boyfriends. why would anyone leave west hollywood to work at the white house. gay, gay, gay, gay, gay. world net daily says so. now the president is going to have to unveil his straight certificate. the long form one. i love these people. weekend's with alex witt starts now. >>> the man behind the anti-muslim film that has sparked worldwide protests is being questioned by police today. in yet another twist...
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it won't be near 5 trillion. >> obama's plan? $4,000 more in taxes on the middle class, we can't afford four more years. >>> from the obama campaign, an ad targeting mitt romney's plan, and calling it just an act. >> why was romney so dishonest about his plan? the massive new tax cut for millionaires means higher tax cuts for the middle class, and aarp says romney's plan undermines medicare by turning it into a voucher. we have real challenges to meet. children to educate, a class to rebuild. >> one more note within this past hour, the president left on a two-day campaign swing through california, on a campaign effort, how else do you think they pay for those ads? >> hey, you don't miss much, do you, alex? >> talking about the unemployment number, we also saw a strong debate, still about the debate. >> well, you know it is a good thing for the president's supporters and they're looking forward to it. he gets two more bites of the apple, when vp paul ryan goes up against joe biden, and candidates have less and less tried to paint
it won't be near 5 trillion. >> obama's plan? $4,000 more in taxes on the middle class, we can't afford four more years. >>> from the obama campaign, an ad targeting mitt romney's plan, and calling it just an act. >> why was romney so dishonest about his plan? the massive new tax cut for millionaires means higher tax cuts for the middle class, and aarp says romney's plan undermines medicare by turning it into a voucher. we have real challenges to meet. children to educate,...
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so a useful event for the obama campaign. and again, a way to bank votes early, particularly among students who they want to be free on election day to volunteer and help get out the vote. >> you know, it's kind of interesting though, jamie. people are starting to vote before we've even had our first debate in this election between the two candidates head-to-head. so you got to wonder if some people would rather have waited until maybe thursday to send in their votes. these must be people who have known for a long time and that's it. >> well, yeah. you raise a good point. this is a calculus that the obama campaign seems to be depending on, is that they can mitigate some of the risk of a bad debate, perhaps, by banking these votes early to make sure that they can build it up. and they point to a statistic, alex, that in 2008 obama lost the election on election day here in iowa. but won overall in iowa because of votes that the campaign had banked prior to the election day on early voting. >> jamie, thank you. >>> in a moment,
so a useful event for the obama campaign. and again, a way to bank votes early, particularly among students who they want to be free on election day to volunteer and help get out the vote. >> you know, it's kind of interesting though, jamie. people are starting to vote before we've even had our first debate in this election between the two candidates head-to-head. so you got to wonder if some people would rather have waited until maybe thursday to send in their votes. these must be people...
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i think president obama did act like a president this week. >> along the lines of the 2004 barack obama hope and change and john mccain maverick, how would you describe mitt romney's strategy? what is the underlying theme here? i'll go to you first, michael. >> i think that's to be rather frank about it, i think that's part of this challenge that the romney team faces. going back to your first question, the foreign policy issue was not a forefront of the tis cushion. it sort of crept into the debate. i don't think there is a central theme, core theme that really distinguishes the foreign policy of barack obama from a foreign policy of a president obama. that's something that given recent events the obama team -- or the romney team has to do and do so in a very presidential way. >> governor? >> i think michael's right about that. but historically there hasn't been a lot of difference between republican and democratic foreign policy. i think george w. bush was an exception. i don't think a democratic president would have sent us to war in iraq. generally speaking, the american foreign pol
i think president obama did act like a president this week. >> along the lines of the 2004 barack obama hope and change and john mccain maverick, how would you describe mitt romney's strategy? what is the underlying theme here? i'll go to you first, michael. >> i think that's to be rather frank about it, i think that's part of this challenge that the romney team faces. going back to your first question, the foreign policy issue was not a forefront of the tis cushion. it sort of...
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president obama might have fallen flat. i've heard this from several democrats who said they weren't as strong as they anticipated. he wasn't who he was in 2008 with broad sweeping ideas. but michelle obama and bill clinton did their jobs and did it well. i was in the room and there were ear-piercing screeches from the crowds. they loved it. i think those polls reflect that. >> the did have audience seemed to appreciate it as well. just for people who might not have stayed up to watch, and bill clinton went a little longer than he was supposed to. let me play a little clip from that speech. >> he has laid the foundation for a new modern successful economy, a shared prosperity. and if you will renew the president's contract, you will feel it. you will feel it. folks, whether the american people believe or not, i just want you to know i believe it, with all my heart, i believe it. >> is he right? if not the whole election, could that be the critical piece of these next 59 days? >> yeah, i think he's right. what you saw is, he
president obama might have fallen flat. i've heard this from several democrats who said they weren't as strong as they anticipated. he wasn't who he was in 2008 with broad sweeping ideas. but michelle obama and bill clinton did their jobs and did it well. i was in the room and there were ear-piercing screeches from the crowds. they loved it. i think those polls reflect that. >> the did have audience seemed to appreciate it as well. just for people who might not have stayed up to watch,...
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all states that president obama won back as for today, president obama will head to kissimmee, florida, from here. mitt romney will campaign in virginia. he'll attend the nascar race this evening. vice president biden will be in ohio. and paul ryan will be campaigning out west where he will begin debate preparations in oregon on sunday. chris? >> thank you. >>> back to more on mitt romney who seized on this latest jobs report, rallying voters last night in new hampshire. >> a number of you would come away with heavy hearts because we've had a lot of bad news. we've seen in the last 3 1/2 years a lot of bad news. americans are tired of being tired. these have been tough times. >> nbc's peter alexander is covering mitt romney on the campaign trail. peter, by most accounts, including many republicans, the dnc had a stellar convention, and then this jobs report came out. what are we going to hear from mitt romney today? >> reporter: well, in the words of run republican adviser, they said that honeymoon for the president after the dnc lasted all of eight hours. they just hammered away on th
all states that president obama won back as for today, president obama will head to kissimmee, florida, from here. mitt romney will campaign in virginia. he'll attend the nascar race this evening. vice president biden will be in ohio. and paul ryan will be campaigning out west where he will begin debate preparations in oregon on sunday. chris? >> thank you. >>> back to more on mitt romney who seized on this latest jobs report, rallying voters last night in new hampshire. >>...
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president obama has a very busy holiday weekend. he's campaigning trying to build momentum ahead of the democratic national convention. this is a state that of course holds special meaning to the president not only is it a key battleground state but helped propel him to the white house in 2008. from here president obama heads to colorado then he's going to step back from the campaign trail temporarily on monday to visit louisiana to meet with folks who were impacted by hurricane isaac to meet with officials there as well. now, of course, this comes on the heels of mitt romney visiting louisiana on friday. both campaigns were asked if it was a problem that romney went to the region before the president and both campaigns essentially said there was no problem in that. a republican governor bobby jindal is appreciative that both candidates, both men are taking the time to come and visit the region. mitt romney will be quite busy as well. he'll be stumping in ohio today, another big battleground state, one he needs to win in order to wi
president obama has a very busy holiday weekend. he's campaigning trying to build momentum ahead of the democratic national convention. this is a state that of course holds special meaning to the president not only is it a key battleground state but helped propel him to the white house in 2008. from here president obama heads to colorado then he's going to step back from the campaign trail temporarily on monday to visit louisiana to meet with folks who were impacted by hurricane isaac to meet...
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some conservatived pushed against perferesident obama. did romney's handlers wish he had not gone there. >> they called it a joke but on some level i think they regretted it. they wanted to drive home the economy this week. because of the controversial remarks surrounding representative akin followed by these remarks, it took them completely off message. they couldn't talk about it. it was all anyone was talking about in washington yesterday. it was a missed opportunity for them. >> so that's yet. ed, what about the fallout potentially being beyond a one-day story? does this at all indicate mitt romney is prone to gaffes or as he tried to explain it it's humor that fell flat? >> i think it's humorous and fell flat. in this split nation, half found it funny and other half found it offensive. that shows you how evenly split this country can be. it was certainly a bad move by the governor and i think what's notable, is his campaign responded to what he said probably within 20 to 30 minutes, which has to be the fastest they've commented on an
some conservatived pushed against perferesident obama. did romney's handlers wish he had not gone there. >> they called it a joke but on some level i think they regretted it. they wanted to drive home the economy this week. because of the controversial remarks surrounding representative akin followed by these remarks, it took them completely off message. they couldn't talk about it. it was all anyone was talking about in washington yesterday. it was a missed opportunity for them. >>...
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in "office politics." [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] you work hard. stretch every penny. but chances are you pay a higher tax rate than him... mitt romney made twenty million dollars in two thousand ten but paid only fourteen percent in taxes... probably less than you now he has a plan that would give millionaires another tax break... and raises taxes on middle class families by up to two thousand dollars a year. mitt romney's middle class tax increase. he pays less. you pay more. mitt romney's middle class tax increase. a little snack. on a wednesday. at 2 am. get that great taste anytime with kingsford match light charcoal. i wish i could keep it this way. [ dr. rahmany ] you see, even after a dental cleaning... plaque quickly starts to grow back. but new crest pro-health clinical plaque control toothpaste can help. it not only reduces plaque... it's also clinically proven... to help keep plaque from coming back. plus, it works in these other areas dentists check most. ♪ new crest pro-health clinical plaque control toothpaste. life opens up
in "office politics." [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] you work hard. stretch every penny. but chances are you pay a higher tax rate than him... mitt romney made twenty million dollars in two thousand ten but paid only fourteen percent in taxes... probably less than you now he has a plan that would give millionaires another tax break... and raises taxes on middle class families by up to two thousand dollars a year. mitt romney's middle class...
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but joe biden is joe biden and president obama is president obama. two different types of personalities. two different approaches, two different rhetorical styles. let's see if the base is as happy with president obama on wednesday morning as they were with joe biden yesterday morning. >> yeah. mike, can you tell us a little more about this new obama campaign tv ad? >> well, i think this is a case of going back to the formula that had helped build that lead in the polls prior to that first debate. you know, the so-called likability gap. the idea that mitt romney is out of touch with the average american. going back to this issue of his taxes not only has he not released his tax returns, as many presidential candidates have in the past, of course, but he's effectively paid a 14% rate on his taxes, and that is something that is a lower rate paid on investment income. let's have a listen to a little bit of that ad. >> you've paid 14% in federal taxes. that's the capital gains rate. is that fair to the guy who makes $50,000 and paid a higher rate than yo
but joe biden is joe biden and president obama is president obama. two different types of personalities. two different approaches, two different rhetorical styles. let's see if the base is as happy with president obama on wednesday morning as they were with joe biden yesterday morning. >> yeah. mike, can you tell us a little more about this new obama campaign tv ad? >> well, i think this is a case of going back to the formula that had helped build that lead in the polls prior to...
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scare seniors into choosing obama. joining me now is craig gilbert, washington bureau chief for the milwaukee journal sentinel. this morning he writes mitt romney has gone bold by choosing paul ryan as his running mate. craig has covered paul ryan for many years. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> craig, let's start with this. you wrote recently, quote, you say, i, that, ryan said this, i hadn't planned on becoming a really high profile, well-known person. it wasn't really my thinking. you know me, i'm a policy guy. this is what he told you, end quote. talk about his ideology. you remark that he is really driven by free market economists like ayn rand in terms of the way he views the world. >> yeah, when he says i'm just a policy guy, which is how he describes himself, it kind of, you know, it misses the fact that this is a very ideological politician. he's got a very pronounced world view. and he's driven by, you know, conservative values. he's not just sort of a guy, you know, playing with numbers. and so he co
scare seniors into choosing obama. joining me now is craig gilbert, washington bureau chief for the milwaukee journal sentinel. this morning he writes mitt romney has gone bold by choosing paul ryan as his running mate. craig has covered paul ryan for many years. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> craig, let's start with this. you wrote recently, quote, you say, i, that, ryan said this, i hadn't planned on becoming a really high profile, well-known person. it wasn't really my...
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score one for obama. the obama campaign is encouraging people to vote by mail and vote in person. it's really a tossup. i wouldn't draw anything from the numbers. >> as we end this, ohio sends a mail ballot to every registered voter in the state. michael, we're out of time. you know we'll have you back. come back and see us. >> my pleasure. >> that's a wrap up of this hour with "weekends with alex witt." today we'll have a two hour edition. straight ahead we have more smart political talk on "up with chris hayes" right here on msnbc. [ mother ] you can't leave the table till you finish your vegetables. [ clock ticking ] [ male announcer ] there's a better way... v8 v-fusion. vegetable nutrition they need, fruit taste they love. could've had a v8. or...try kids boxes! thor's couture gets the most rewards of any small business credit card. your boa! [ garth ] thor's small business earns double miles on every purchase, every day! ahh, the new fabrics, put it on my spark card. [ garth ] why settle for less? the spiked heels are working. wait! [ garth ] great businesses deserve the mos
score one for obama. the obama campaign is encouraging people to vote by mail and vote in person. it's really a tossup. i wouldn't draw anything from the numbers. >> as we end this, ohio sends a mail ballot to every registered voter in the state. michael, we're out of time. you know we'll have you back. come back and see us. >> my pleasure. >> that's a wrap up of this hour with "weekends with alex witt." today we'll have a two hour edition. straight ahead we have...
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president obama made three stops here on friday. and really what was a campaign all-out blitz, two of those stops, by the way, alex, were in counties that he lost back in 2008. he's hoping to kick off some of those working-class voters. he's doing it by the auto bailout. that is something that is widely popular here that, of course, mitt romney opposed. widely popular because one out of every eight ohioans has a connection to the auto industry. president obama also touting what he called an economy that is in recovery. he referenced friday's jobs report to do it. take a listen. >> in 2008 we were in the middle of two wars, and the worst economic crisis since the great depression. today our businesses have created nearly 5.5 million new jobs and this morning we learned the company's hired more workers in october than at any time in the last eight months. >> president obama has a frenetic campaign today straight through election day today, alex. he will make stops in wisconsin, iowa, and virginia, where he will be stumping with former
president obama made three stops here on friday. and really what was a campaign all-out blitz, two of those stops, by the way, alex, were in counties that he lost back in 2008. he's hoping to kick off some of those working-class voters. he's doing it by the auto bailout. that is something that is widely popular here that, of course, mitt romney opposed. widely popular because one out of every eight ohioans has a connection to the auto industry. president obama also touting what he called an...
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the obama ticket is actually outperforming them in those states. they've held about 29 events in that period compared to about 24 for the republicans. so, while there's a lot of calls for romney and paul ryan to be hitting the trail a little bit more, and to be doing a little bit less fund-raising, you're seeing exactly the opposite happening on the ground. so mitt romney spent yesterday in pennsylvania. that was not exactly a battleground state. they're not even running ads there right now. so it's a little bit of a head scratcher when you take a look at where they're spending their time. how they expect to pull this thing out. >> you know what's interesting about this, too, aimee is the president's came totally lowering expectations on the debate front. is there a theme, a general theme being struck by the president's team on all this? and how much debate prep is the president actually doing, given it's been a pretty busy cycle for him in terms of running things from 1600 pennsylvania avenue? >> well, yeah, they're saying he hasn't really had tim
the obama ticket is actually outperforming them in those states. they've held about 29 events in that period compared to about 24 for the republicans. so, while there's a lot of calls for romney and paul ryan to be hitting the trail a little bit more, and to be doing a little bit less fund-raising, you're seeing exactly the opposite happening on the ground. so mitt romney spent yesterday in pennsylvania. that was not exactly a battleground state. they're not even running ads there right now. so...
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he went on to make an appeal to president obama. have a look. >> i asked president obama to do the right thing. the united states must renounce its one of hunt against wick ileaks. the united states must resolve its fbi investigation. the united states must not prosecute our supporters. the united states must pledge before the world it will not pursue journalists for shining a light on the secret crimes of the powerful. >> one thing the australian did not talk about are the allegations of rape and assault that have been made by two women in sweden. previously, he has denied them. back to you. >> duncan in our london bureau, thank you. >>> growing concern for the biggest outbreak of west nile in eight years. officials in dallas hope to resume yearial spraying for mosquitos carrying the west nile virus, another round of spraying will take place monday and tuesday. dallas has been hit the hardest, with more than 700 people in 43 people died from the virus. >> so many cases in early and so widespread doesn't bode well for the future sum
he went on to make an appeal to president obama. have a look. >> i asked president obama to do the right thing. the united states must renounce its one of hunt against wick ileaks. the united states must resolve its fbi investigation. the united states must not prosecute our supporters. the united states must pledge before the world it will not pursue journalists for shining a light on the secret crimes of the powerful. >> one thing the australian did not talk about are the...
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what does president obama or president obama have to do to move the needle here in the last few weeks? >> you have to look at the battleground states and i think on the democratic side, they're still hoping that their small but durable leads in ohio and substantial leads in wisconsin and iowa, if the president can carry those two states he gets 270 elect moral states and that's the ball game. and on mitt romney, they believe that momentum continues and momentum is the gold standard in foreign politics. there's a little bit of a breeze there and he is closing the margin in these battle ground states which is making democrats very nervous. >> steve, you cover the white house and by most accounts, what do we have to see from the president's tomorrow? >> we'll see him with a great command of the issues, obviously he's been president for four years, he's been negotiating all these issues on afghanistan, iraq, he was deeply involved in the decisions in libya and the decisions to topple the government of cad daf did, he doesn't have to spend his debate prep going over the issues. he has to a
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to vote for president obama, anyway. and i think actually it's probably going to go away fairly quickly just because the romney campaign doesn't want to really touch this. >> the fact that he has to talking about mitt romney has to drop his line about the 8 plus percent from his campaign speeches, how much does that hurt him? >> as i said, he's been saying 8%. the president has been promising 8%. he hasn't delivered. that's one of the main attacks governor romney has been using, he's been bringing up that number repeatedly on the campaign trail. yesterday what you saw was the governor sort of switched and talking about 11% number which is the number if everybody was still looking -- the amount of people still looking for jobs from 2008 were looking now it would would be 11. he's going to say we haven't done enough. president obama acknowledged that in his remarks saying what we've been doing month after month, we're making headway, adding jobs each month but we haven't done enough. >> susan, back to wednesday night here.
to vote for president obama, anyway. and i think actually it's probably going to go away fairly quickly just because the romney campaign doesn't want to really touch this. >> the fact that he has to talking about mitt romney has to drop his line about the 8 plus percent from his campaign speeches, how much does that hurt him? >> as i said, he's been saying 8%. the president has been promising 8%. he hasn't delivered. that's one of the main attacks governor romney has been using,...
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to pay for obama care. what would candidate obama say about his medicare cuts? it ain't right. k >> no, mr. president, it ain't right. >> a surprise endorsement for the president. charlie crist, now an independent, announced his support of president obama in today's tampa bay times. in the piece, the former governor criticized the current republican party saying, quote, an element of their party has pitched so far to the extreme right on the issues important to women, immigrants, seniors, and students, they have proven incapable of governing for the people. joining me now for more, major garrett. welcome, good to see you. >> great to be with you. thank you for having me. >> so are you surprised by the charlie crist endorsement? is it clearly orchestrated with respect to the timing and the location, the placement in that paper in tampa? >> well, i'm not surprised about it at all. maybe the timing and putting it right here in the convention and jux juxtaposing charlie crist with the other republicans here who
to pay for obama care. what would candidate obama say about his medicare cuts? it ain't right. k >> no, mr. president, it ain't right. >> a surprise endorsement for the president. charlie crist, now an independent, announced his support of president obama in today's tampa bay times. in the piece, the former governor criticized the current republican party saying, quote, an element of their party has pitched so far to the extreme right on the issues important to women, immigrants,...
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they really need to pivot back to the obama economy. >> okay. all of you sit tight. thank you so much for that. we're going to get you a final thought after the break, every. though i will tell you as we look at the "uss wisconsin," we're hearing about a new tweet from the romney campaign. we'll share that with you after this break. revolves around you. introducing share everything. unlimited talk. unlimited text. tap into a single pool of shareable data and add up to 10 different devices, including smartphones and tablets. the first plan of its kind. share everything. only from verizon. now add a tablet for only $10 monthly access. this is new york state. we built the first railway, the first trade route to the west, the greatest empires. then, some said, we lost our edge. well today, there's a new new york state. one that's working to attract businesses and create jobs. a place where innovation meets determination... and businesses lead the world. the new new york works for business. find out how it can work for yours at thenewny.com. >>> all right all you twitter
they really need to pivot back to the obama economy. >> okay. all of you sit tight. thank you so much for that. we're going to get you a final thought after the break, every. though i will tell you as we look at the "uss wisconsin," we're hearing about a new tweet from the romney campaign. we'll share that with you after this break. revolves around you. introducing share everything. unlimited talk. unlimited text. tap into a single pool of shareable data and add up to 10...
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but president obama, the obama campaign, very focused right now on trying to build momentum and excitement ahead of the democratic national convention. they are starting their road to charlotte campaign right here in iowa, and we are told that one of the themes today is going to be to highlight what the obama campaign is calling american heroes, people who have overcome great challenges during this difficult economy, during this difficult time in our nation's history. so we're going to hear from some of them in addition to hearing from the president. as you say, he's going to have a very busy holiday weekend. from here he heads to colorado. 's going to take a little bit of a break from the trail on monday to visit louisiana, to visit with some of the folks who were impacted by isaac. that trip comes on the heels of mitt romney visiting louisiana on friday. by the way, both campaigns saying that there really is no problem with romney having visited the region earlier. the obama campaign pointing to the fact that they really had made their plans prior to knowing about mitt romney's plans. bu
but president obama, the obama campaign, very focused right now on trying to build momentum and excitement ahead of the democratic national convention. they are starting their road to charlotte campaign right here in iowa, and we are told that one of the themes today is going to be to highlight what the obama campaign is calling american heroes, people who have overcome great challenges during this difficult economy, during this difficult time in our nation's history. so we're going to hear...
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president obama, that's not his persona. having said all that, i think it's a fair assumption we're going to see a much more aggressive president obama on tuesday night. >> okay. mike. as always many thanks. we're getting an update on what the gop candidates are doing today in just a minute. >>> first president obama may be reaching out to younger voters next week with another appearance on "the daily show with jon stewart." stewart criticized the president's performance in that first debate so there may be a few jokes at his expense. president obama will do the show on comedy central this coming thursday, two days after the second debate with mitt romney. >>> superstar bruce springsteen is on the road this week. he's singing the praises of president obama. and on thursday the boss will be joined by former president bill clinton, another boss so to speak, at an event in ohio. it will be free to the public. >>> well, the gop ticket is busy crisscrossing the crucial battle ground state of ohio again today. moments ago vice-pre
president obama, that's not his persona. having said all that, i think it's a fair assumption we're going to see a much more aggressive president obama on tuesday night. >> okay. mike. as always many thanks. we're getting an update on what the gop candidates are doing today in just a minute. >>> first president obama may be reaching out to younger voters next week with another appearance on "the daily show with jon stewart." stewart criticized the president's...
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>> obama. >> who did you vote for before? >> obama. >> why are you voting for him again? >> because he's doing a good job. >> i think obama needs needs to put his man pants on. >> presidential politics like barbecue, split down the middle. it will likely go late into the evening, like a midnight buffet. >> kerry sanders, thank you for that. what did that guy say? it's time for obama to put his man pants on. only you would bring me that story. >>> now, sad times for yankee fans. captain derek jeter fracturing his ankle. the 18-year veteran was carried off the the field in the bronx. he's out for the post season. yankees lost to the tigers, 6-4. when you have diabetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and they have six grams of sugars. with fifteen grams of protein to help manage hunger... look who's getting smart about her weigh
>> obama. >> who did you vote for before? >> obama. >> why are you voting for him again? >> because he's doing a good job. >> i think obama needs needs to put his man pants on. >> presidential politics like barbecue, split down the middle. it will likely go late into the evening, like a midnight buffet. >> kerry sanders, thank you for that. what did that guy say? it's time for obama to put his man pants on. only you would bring me that story....
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i think that general powell endorsed president obama because he thinks president obama is the best person of the job. i don't think general powell is prone to make decisions on people based on skin color. i would agree strongly about the comments made by mr. sununu, even though i used to work under him at the white house. i think people base endorsements on who they think is the best person for the job. i am proud that an african-american is president of the united states. i happen to support mitt romney, and i made that decision based on the facts of what i think are the important issues that move me. i'm sorry that governor sununu made a comment like that. >> listening to what you are saying, joe, where is the outrage from your party about this statement? >> i think there are so many statements made in the closing days of the campaign, nobody is paying attention to the comments. the race is very close, and i agree with governor dean, endorsements don't mean a whole lot. except in a case like this. where the race will be razor thin, the margin of victory may be razor thin. any endorsemen
i think that general powell endorsed president obama because he thinks president obama is the best person of the job. i don't think general powell is prone to make decisions on people based on skin color. i would agree strongly about the comments made by mr. sununu, even though i used to work under him at the white house. i think people base endorsements on who they think is the best person for the job. i am proud that an african-american is president of the united states. i happen to support...
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president obama carried all three of them. if he could carry two of them this time it makes it very difficult for mitt romney to get a path to 270 electoral votes in the white house. so i think we see already an enormous amount of tension, millions of dollars worth of ads being aired in places like columbus and tampa and norfolk. so at the moment, these states are looking a little better for president obama. florida has been a tough one for him. ohio has been surprisingly good for the democrats. these are really i think the states to watch. >> but you know, reid, the obama and romney campaigns are fighting so hard for those undecided voters. but if you look at all three states, bringing up a graphic here, only 2% of likely voters say they might even vote differently than they intend to right now on election day. so can we expect anything to change by november? >> what is an undecided voter? who can be undecide the at the moment when the romney campaign, the obama campaign and all the outside groups have spent more than $100 mi
president obama carried all three of them. if he could carry two of them this time it makes it very difficult for mitt romney to get a path to 270 electoral votes in the white house. so i think we see already an enormous amount of tension, millions of dollars worth of ads being aired in places like columbus and tampa and norfolk. so at the moment, these states are looking a little better for president obama. florida has been a tough one for him. ohio has been surprisingly good for the...
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barack obama is not running away with this. either mitt romney looks like he's just trying to help the president out. but the president, his favorabilities are just ticking around 49%, 50%. he'd like to see that a lot higher. key interest groups, especially young voters, have been quite dispinted in this president. lots and lots of press about young voters didn't get what they thought they were going to get out of this president. but as you said, i mean, he is rhetorically absolutely fabulous on the stump. he's going to have to recapture that. he's not going to be able to walk away with this nomination without this victory. he won't be able to walk to victory without recapturing some of that. he has to win it. he won't get away with not campaigning, not recapturing what he had in 2008, at least some of it. >> john, you heard vice president biden attacking romney as being out of touch with the middle class. what do you think the main arguments from both sides will be? >> the main argument for mitt romney is going to be barack ob
barack obama is not running away with this. either mitt romney looks like he's just trying to help the president out. but the president, his favorabilities are just ticking around 49%, 50%. he'd like to see that a lot higher. key interest groups, especially young voters, have been quite dispinted in this president. lots and lots of press about young voters didn't get what they thought they were going to get out of this president. but as you said, i mean, he is rhetorically absolutely fabulous...
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he made the case better for president obama than obama has ever made for himself. so i think not so much the endorsement but just the road map is the biggest favor he did for the obamas. >> 'anne, the romney attack releasing a slew of ads, three states they're not running the ads, michigan wisconsin and pennsylvania. what is it that suggest to you? are they giving up in those states? >> i don't know giving up. you could read it that way. you could also say focusing on better states. michigan was always going to be a long shot. mitt romney wants to win one of his home states, family history there. but it's been a democratic state. pennsylvania, we call it a swing state but that's really a misnomer. it's a state that democrats win and republicans always want to win. it's been a while since it's gone the other way. i'm not that surprised. i gegs it's a little early to not run ads there. let's wait and see if that continues. we have 58 more days. they could always change their minds. >> patricia, all said and done, the conventions may not move the needle at all. anne w
he made the case better for president obama than obama has ever made for himself. so i think not so much the endorsement but just the road map is the biggest favor he did for the obamas. >> 'anne, the romney attack releasing a slew of ads, three states they're not running the ads, michigan wisconsin and pennsylvania. what is it that suggest to you? are they giving up in those states? >> i don't know giving up. you could read it that way. you could also say focusing on better states....
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obama. it seems that air of inevitability has turned around the romney campaign. our poll has him up seven points here in wisconsin. rick santorum is down in the polls here. he is trying to finish up strongly here. both candidates are out today. they will both be back here in this very room tonight speaking to another group, a reagan dinner. a big crowd. let's take a listen to something that mitt romney had to say a little earlier at this speech. >> life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and those rights and those associated with them, i believe, are what made america what we are. and today those rights are under attack by this administration which is one more reason we've got to replace this administration. >> reporter: now, a lot of the voters here and a lot of the speakers here today talked about coalescing around candidates. mitt romney, again with the lead here f he picks up d.c. and maryland and wisconsin on tuesday, again, you may see a lot of folks saying, this is our candidate,
obama. it seems that air of inevitability has turned around the romney campaign. our poll has him up seven points here in wisconsin. rick santorum is down in the polls here. he is trying to finish up strongly here. both candidates are out today. they will both be back here in this very room tonight speaking to another group, a reagan dinner. a big crowd. let's take a listen to something that mitt romney had to say a little earlier at this speech. >> life, liberty and the pursuit of...
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obama campaign has a 1 to 5. rush limbaugh would be 1, michelle obama would be 5. if you lay these over in ohio, what the republicans believe the obama campaign has done is banked a lot of their high propensity vote who were going to show up anyway. what they're trying to do is call the low propensity voters in ohio and turn out a hire percentage of their high propensity voters on election day. the obama campaign acknowledges some of the folks banking now are probably closer to the high propensity scale. they do believe there'll be enough of a firewall particularly in northern ohio to get that state across the finish line. >> shira, there's a new tampa bay times, bay news, "miami herald" poll mitt romney leading by 6 points. however our poll, the nbc marist poll shows the president leading by two. we're all scratching our heads here. what do you make of these polls and the difference between them? >> well, it's obvious that both campaigns still view it as a battle ground. we can see that by where they put their money. the obama campaign made a renewed effort, i gue
obama campaign has a 1 to 5. rush limbaugh would be 1, michelle obama would be 5. if you lay these over in ohio, what the republicans believe the obama campaign has done is banked a lot of their high propensity vote who were going to show up anyway. what they're trying to do is call the low propensity voters in ohio and turn out a hire percentage of their high propensity voters on election day. the obama campaign acknowledges some of the folks banking now are probably closer to the high...